roadblocked

past tense of roadblock

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadblocked
Verb
  • At the beginning of the third quarter, Southwest blocked a punt in the end zone, resulting in a safety, which narrowed the deficit to only three points.
    Raul Avila, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Their paths to property blocked by law and custom, and their literacy limited by education and expectation, their lives left fewer traces.
    Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The shooter, identified as 27-year-old Mason Triana, was known to police and lived in the house where he was barricaded, Miami Police Chief Manny Morales said.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
  • City Hall in downtown Los Angeles was evacuated Friday afternoon after a man allegedly drove onto a sidewalk and crashed into steps in front of the building, and barricaded himself inside his vehicle.
    Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Social Security benefits, for example, are considered mandatory by law and continue, although some services may be delayed if some workers are furloughed.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Democratic leaders countered that the subsidies are not a new demand but rather the continuation of a program that has helped keep record numbers of Americans insured since the pandemic – and therefore that the issue could not be delayed.
    Christopher Robertson, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As the attack unfolded, congregants blockaded themselves inside the synagogue, keeping Al-Shamie outside.
    Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Moscow’s Black Sea Fleet blockaded Ukrainian ports, occupied Snake Island, and threatened Odessa, the country’s main coastal city.
    ANDRIY ZAGORODNYUK, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Five days later she and Troy were arrested along with William Merritt, Troy’s friend who accompanied him and was later convicted as an accessory.
    Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Federal investigators say a Florida man has been arrested in connection with one of the most destructive wildfires in California history, a blaze that began as a New Year’s spark that charred some 7,000 structures and killed 12 people.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And of course the Leafs were mired in a decades-long Cup drought that’s probably ended since.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • But the relevant point is that the SCORE Act could be mired in litigation for a long time, during which its implementation would at a minimum be postponed.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sébastien Lecornu resigned Monday after announcing a cabinet that largely retained the same ministers as under his unpopular predecessor, triggering a backlash.
    Ana Nicolaci da Costa, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Like Renshaw, Harris was a backup on the last Ashes tour, albeit he was retained for all five Tests.
    Sam Dalling, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The highway is bounded by neighborhoods and businesses on either side.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Her daughter, who is now 8, bounded down the steps first, wearing a pink bow and a broad smile.
    Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Roadblocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadblocked. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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